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Netgear USB Controller kills sound and video playback on Orbi printer controller
Hi I have an Orbi RBK50 and wanted to add my Brother 3070cw printer to via USB and was advised to download and install Netgear USB Control Centre. I have done this and the printer works a treat bu...
Hi All
I have solved the issue, took me many hours but thinking about the solution it is quite obvious.
My printer's i.p address was set differently to the network/router so it was never going to find it. I changed the i.p address manually on the printer and logged in via a browser to change the wifi settings. Once this was completed the router found it and all my computers can now see it and print.
Thank you all so much for you time taken to respond and give me help. These forums always amazes me of the amount of good people who help others for free.
Take care and thanks again
Hi All
I have solved the issue, took me many hours but thinking about the solution it is quite obvious.
My printer's i.p address was set differently to the network/router so it was never going to find it. I changed the i.p address manually on the printer and logged in via a browser to change the wifi settings. Once this was completed the router found it and all my computers can now see it and print.
Thank you all so much for you time taken to respond and give me help. These forums always amazes me of the amount of good people who help others for free.
Take care and thanks again
Glad you got it working. Now, remove that manual IP assignment from the printer, and use DHCP with an IP address reservation on the router, so you won't have this problem, or other problems, again.
It's best to let your router handle all IP assignments, as it will be able to avoid conflicts. If you leave the printer with a manual IP assignement, there's a good chance the router will assign the printer's IP to another device at some point, creating a very hard to diagnose problem.
If I were you, I would also hardwire the printer to the Orbi and shut off the printer's WiFi. All your wireless devices should still be able to print. It's always better to wire everything you can, to save airtime for devices you cannot hardwire.